AleSmith Speedway Stout

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

(2009 vintage 750ml bottle) Pours nice tall dark tan head. Lots of tiny bubbles coat the inside of the glass. Aromas of bread, cereals and light roasted grains. Normal body. Most prominent flavor is that of coffee. Undertones of dark sugary flavor. Ever so slight warming in the back of the throat. This beer is pretty deceiving for being a 12% beer! If you like big stouts grab a bottle if you can. You won’t be disappointed!!

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

One pint can into tulip. From World’s End, Hobart. Super viscous black beer with thin tan head. Pours like motor oil from a can. Aroma is mild coffee, cocoa, and distant chocolate. Intense solid mouthful of flavour. Oh, wow. Overwhelming in it’s initial boozy richness. After I’ve settled down a bit I notice toffee, raisins, cocoa, dark chocolate and late Irish coffee. Really sticky in the mouth and the glass. It’s great but my dislike of coffee stops me rating it higher.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

75cl bottle at Schouskjelleren. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, dark fruits and a hint of licorice. Full bodied. Sweet and full bodied with lots of flavour. Very well balanced and the alcohol is pretty well hidden. Delicious beer that lasts for a long time. Excellent imperial stout.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Sampled at the epic Boise tasting 1/16/10
Appearance: Pours pitch black with a nice dark tan head
Aroma: Roasted malts, coffee, vanilla, chocolate, dark fruits
Taste: Dark coffee, chocolate, vanilla
A very smooth and silky beer, easy drinkability.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Bottle at Toms Ultimate Glasgow Tasting: Poured a dark brown black with a light brown head. Aroma is light coffee and sweet dark chocolate. The taste is sweet with coffee and a light burn finish. Very balanced and not overwhelming for a imperial stout.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

pours black, looking flat at first. A small head arises, large bubbled and short lived. Great lacing stringing down the sides of my glass after the first sip. Large, proud roasty nose, fruity, hoppy, nice.Full body(duh!) luxurious mouthfeel, creamy smooth. Big roast, coffee flavors, chocolate, plenty-O-hops and more coffee + chocolate all well balanced together, damn! A creamy, chewy brew, lovely. Finish is fairly dry and just friggin roasty, nice! Thanks much Tchrome!

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Rated March 2009. 0.75L bottle from 2006 shared with crizay and Degarth. It poured very very dark with tall frothy light brown head. The aroma has a strong coffee influence along with some sweet caramel. The flavor is very smooth and creamy and velvety. I taste French roast coffee beans (lots of coffee), sweet caramel, semi sweet chocolate, toffee and a light dark fruitiness. Silky smooth and delicious flavor with absolutely no sense of the ABV. Wow, great beer.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Finally got a can on my last trip to Vermont. A bit hard to get find in Canada. Pours an average size frothy creamy tan head and has a deep dark black appearance with some amber highlights. Decent sticky lacing. Alcohol smell is instantly noticeable. Aromas of dark roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, cocoa, some subtle notes of dry fruit, vanilla, a bit of resin. Flavours are also abundant, mostly with the chocolate and dark roasted malts, the usual coffee and cocoa are there as well. A little bit of a bourbon like finish on the palate. Smooth, slick and slightly oily mouthfeel. The alcohol is nicely hidden and just slightly noticeable, much more than aroma. Gets a little smokey the longer it sits, which is great. Should've picked up a few more cans, maybe next time. :P

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Black cheery, coffee, and cotton candy in the nose. Dead black body with a caramel colored head that is long lasting and with minimal lace. Nice round mouth that is medium bodied. Very complex flavor but overall sweet. Toffee and coffee in the initial flavor, goes quite sweet in mid-taste, then goes to ripe dark fruit,alcohol present and warming at the end with hops finally kicking in for a bit of tartness in the finish, final ending sour and fruity.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

Pours opaque sable with a light tan head. Rich, sweet aroma has notes of molasses, roast malt, caramel and licorice. Flavor presents roast malt, molasses, caramel, and subtle chocolate and pepper notes. Drivin’ me wild! Viscous texture has some good fizz. One more beer off me bucket list.